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Tag Archives: Yarralumla

ACT Government chops down more trees

March 17, 2021A DICKSON RESIDENT, CANBERRA, cultural landscapes, gardens, green infrastructure, health & well being, heritage, opinions, planning, politics, trees, urban development, URBANITYACT Greens, Ben Ponton, green infrastructure, Rebecca Vassarotti, trees, YarralumlaPaul Costigan

In the lead up to the October ACT election, trees were an item of interest to anyone wanting to be elected.

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ACT Government allows urban blocks to be neglected

April 30, 2020A DICKSON RESIDENT, CANBERRA, green infrastructure, planning, urban development, URBANITYACT Housing, ACT Planning, Ben Ponton, Wright, Yarralumla, Yvette BerryPaul Costigan
More rubbish, more neglect, more bureaucracy

In September 2019, when I wrote about the regulatory disaster that was taking place in Paperbark Street in Banks, many people responded with like stories from across Canberra.

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